Examples of overdrive in a Sentence

He put the car into overdrive. His acting career is in overdrive. The reporters went into overdrive to finish their stories on time.

Recent Examples on the Web The Popeyes fried chicken sandwich in 2019 fired a shot in a space dominated by Chick-fil-A, and from there, the competition for new takes on the food went into overdrive. — Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2022 When the world locked down due to COVID, her fascination with online life went into overdrive. — Alex Frank, Vogue, 21 June 2022 Speculation went into overdrive on Thursday, when more videos -- the authenticity of which cannot be confirmed -- emerged online. — Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 June 2022 And the selloff kicked into overdrive earlier this week when crypto platforms Binance and Celsius halted trades. — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 15 June 2022 Weeks-long quarantines, hard-to-find childcare, and general looming uncertainty have dialed my existing anxiety into overdrive. — Kelley Manley, ELLE, 14 June 2022 Any recruiter can tell you that Covid-19 has shifted the war for talent into overdrive. — John Feldmann, Forbes, 10 June 2022 Energy demand has been volatile for months because of inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pressing U.S. production and exports into overdrive. — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 But that is just one of the huge changes coming to Fear the Walking Dead — changes that were put into motion on the final two episodes 7 and are about to kick into overdrive in season 8. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 June 2022 See More

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